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‘Proxy for Trump’ Milei tours Latin America to meet far-right leaders
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/25/javier-milei-latin-america-tour-far-right
Published: July 25, 2026 10:00
Tour comes amid Argentinian president’s declining popularity and far-right victories across Latin AmericaArgentina’s president, Javier Milei, is not particularly fond of travelling to multilateral forums – it is not unusual for him to skip Mercosur…
Every World Cup needs a cult hero: 2026 has given us touchline dreamboat Sebastián Beccacece
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/30/sebastian-beccacece-ecuador-coach-world-cup
Published: June 30, 2026 07:00
The Ecuador manager is a beautifully manicured buzz of energy with Bolivarian liberation in his heart. The tournament is all the better for himAn underrated pleasure for spectators at every World Cup is observing the managers. If club football, an…
British man arrested in Ecuador after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/28/british-man-arrested-ecuador-matthew-foster-smith
Published: June 28, 2026 18:00
Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith, from Dorset, is accused of killing Natalia Villalba in an apartment in BogotáA British man has been arrested in Ecuador after the body of a woman was found inside a suitcase in Colombia.Matthew Ashley Foster-Smith is alleged to…
Whistleblower investigating Ecuadorian president’s family business was murdered, activists say
Published: June 23, 2026 06:00
Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicideCampaigners in Ecuador say a Polish anti-corruption activist who investigated allegations against the family business of the…
How the world’s voracious appetite for shrimp is destroying Ecuador’s mangroves
Published: June 19, 2026 10:00
As demand soars, the country’s mangrove forests and the livelihoods of shellfish gatherers are under threat from encroaching farms and unchecked pollutionAt low tide, Johana Carolina Cruz Potes steps into the mudflats around Isla Costa Rica, in Ecuador’s…
US claims it is not responsible for strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats – so who is?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/13/ecuador-fishing-boats-us-strikes
Published: June 13, 2026 11:00
Three vessels have been attacked in the eastern Pacific in recent months and the crews believe the US was to blameCaptain Hernán Flores was fishing with his crew about 170 miles off the coast of Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands on 17 March when an explosion cut…
The Galápagos is a wildlife haven. But is that enough to protect the rare scalloped hammerhead shark?
Published: June 9, 2026 11:00
The species is abundant within the protected archipelago but when they migrate outside the marine reserve to give birth they run the gauntlet of industrial fishingThe unmistakable fluted T-shape of a scalloped hammerhead shark slides by, followed by a…
Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave
Published: June 6, 2026 12:59
Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in Colombia’s presidential runoff electionSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAbelardo de la Espriella, the far-right lawyer who is leading the polls ahead of…
Forced disappearances and torture: Ecuador’s war on drugs is brutal – and backed by US troops
Published: May 20, 2026 12:00
Western allies are aiding Daniel Noboa’s militarised crackdown, despite reports of widespread rights abusesThe raid began at 4am. As the children slept, soldiers charged into the family home, rifles raised. “They said they were entering under the emergency…
13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’
Published: May 15, 2026 10:00
All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communitiesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA five-month investigation has named 13 previously unidentified victims of US attacks on…
‘It’s like a slow death’: a jailed mother and her daughter on why prison is a sentence for them both
Published: April 27, 2026 11:00
Valentina was seven when Ivonne first went to jail in Ecuador for selling drugs. Nine years later, as Ivonne faces another prison sentence, they discuss the trauma of living apart – and their lasting bondSix months ago, 16-year-old Valentina was watching…